Have you ever wondered how the Medipix detectors works? In this workshop, we would like to introduce you to hybrid pixelated photon processing detectors through the education kit MiniPIX-EDU. These detectors can visualize different types of radiation, so it is a great tool to better understand how particles interact with matter.
We will provide you with all the equipment you need, which are laptops with the Pixet BASIC Software installed.
Duration: ~ 1 h 30 min
- 30 min: Introduction of the basics, such as
- Hybrid photon counting semiconductor pixel detectors
- Interaction of particles with matter
- Brief presentation of some of the cool applications of the detectors (spectroscopic X-ray imaging, space dosimetry, material reconstruction, high energy physics)
- 30 min: Learning and using the Pixet software on pre-gathered data.
- 30 min: Live data gathering from different low-activity radioactive sources. We will measure the amount of radon at IdeaSquare with a live experiment.
Disclaimer: we will use low-activity radioactive sources for this workshop.